December 25, 2025 9:50 am
Some 115 alleged members of the Islamic State group suspected of planning attacks during the end of year holidays have been arrested in Turkey, Istanbul’s prosecutor general said Thursday.
“Following intelligence indicating that the IS terrorist organisation was planning attacks during Christmas and New Year celebrations,” the prosecutor’s office ordered the detention of 137 people, 115 of whom have been arrested, the Istanbul prosecutor general’s office said in a statement.
Turkey shares a 900-kilometre (559-mile) border with Syria, where jihadist groups are still active and where the IS was accused of an attack in mid-December that killed two US soldiers and one civilian.
AFP
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